Raymond Blanc, the chef-proprietor of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, has catered for Valentine's Day in every restaurant he has owned in Britain for the past 35 years.

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Earlier this year, chef Raymond Blanc invited me to try a place north of Soho that had opened in January called Dabbous ( www.dabbous.co.uk), as the chef, Oliver Dabbous, had trained under him for four years at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons.

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